Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Prices seemed to have their ups and downs, largely due to the quality of cattle available. There were few comparable sales on both calves and feeders to determine a trend but, sentiment remained positive. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cattle were mostly lower on a limited offering of better quality cows. However, higher yielding beef type cattle brought almost 5.00 higher. Cattle continue to come off of short wheat and that trend may continue as rain chances diminish into the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.05/cwt on 117 head, up $6.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −9.86 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$445.05

▲ 6.11 vs prior sale

117 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs TX average

−33.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	466.10	2,521	49
Medium and Large 1-2	564	450.71	2,542	21
Medium and Large 2	534	420.57	2,246	47

One grade step is worth $45.53/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $409.27, median $454.91 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale117 hd

445.05

—

TX average4 barns · 354 hd

447.55

−2.50

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−33.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−9.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	157.71	2,030	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	155.60	2,603	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	132.00	1,201	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$2,608	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,401	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,321	5

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	344.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	393.21/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,831	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	350.27/cwt	336.00–351.50	3,159	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	405.11/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,722	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,612	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,277	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	393.34/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,462	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	415.67/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	489.32/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,564	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	381.01/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,960	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	353.24/cwt	351.00–358.00	3,052	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	463	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	336.00/cwt	335.50–336.50	2,705	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	459.26/cwt	450.00–472.50	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	446.27/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	369.45/cwt	368.50–370.00	3,037	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	678	391.40/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	335.23/cwt	335.00–337.00	3,198	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	349.51/cwt	347.00–352.50	2,572	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,658	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,904	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	429.84/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,424	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	527.76/cwt	522.50–530.00	2,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	347.11/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,690	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,792	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	2,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,401	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,697	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	945	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,257	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	134.31/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,605	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	167.47/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,172	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,201	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	491	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,320.73/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,321	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	144.44/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	516	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,966	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	765	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,915	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,991	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	891	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,628	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,915	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,356	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,924	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,898	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	414.70/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,530	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,295	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	428.74/cwt	427.50–432.00	2,187	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	799	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,517	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	398.69/cwt	395.00–399.00	2,324	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	356.89/cwt	347.00–359.00	2,473	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,264	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,954	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,369	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,263	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	3

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,087Last week 2,879Year ago 1,279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 383Year ago 324

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 116Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	487.50	487.50
6	500–550	539	440.00	440.00
15	550–600	574	455.00	455.00
6	650–700	652	382.50	382.50
11	700–750	735	355.00	355.00
8	750–800	776	335.00–355.00	344.93
4	850–900	864	297.50	297.50
3	1000–1050	1,003	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	620.00	620.00
3	350–400	373	582.50	582.50
7	450–500	467	522.50–530.00	527.76
27	500–550	524	480.00–492.50	489.32
17	550–600	564	427.50–437.50	429.84
66	600–650	610	405.00–442.50	414.70
258	650–700	672	400.00–417.50	405.11
45	700–750	720	382.00–400.00	393.21
19	750–800	777	365.00–385.00	381.01
103	800–850	822	368.50–370.00	369.45
45	850–900	864	351.00–358.00	353.24
51	900–950	902	336.00–351.50	350.27
53	950–1000	954	335.00–337.00	335.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	403	537.50	537.50
3	550–600	575	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	523	470.00	470.00
9	650–700	678	390.00–392.50	391.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	555.00	555.00
22	650–700	657	425.00	425.00
18	700–750	717	405.00	405.00
13	750–800	765	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	460	412.50	412.50
2	500–550	538	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	573	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	667	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	703	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	799	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	530	427.00	427.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	583	395.00–399.00	398.69
2	600–650	608	377.50	377.50
5	700–750	702	334.00	334.00
7	800–850	804	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
14	550–600	552	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	552.50	552.50
1	250–300	295	1,700.00	1,700.00
7	350–400	373	450.00–472.50	459.26
4	450–500	462	445.00–447.50	446.27
31	500–550	510	427.50–432.00	428.74
10	550–600	558	400.00–422.50	415.67
108	600–650	626	390.00–397.50	393.34
35	650–700	693	347.00–359.00	356.89
195	700–750	736	347.00–352.50	349.51
108	750–800	775	341.00–354.00	347.11
150	800–850	805	335.50–336.50	336.00
14	850–900	852	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	608	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	478	402.50	402.50
2	500–550	540	372.50	372.50
10	600–650	636	356.00	356.00
2	650–700	698	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	459	387.50	387.50
21	500–550	516	381.00	381.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	440.00	440.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	491	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	524	390.00	390.00
5	650–700	683	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	712	350.00	350.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	649	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	758	220.00	220.00
5	850–900	891	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,401	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,323	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,366	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,269	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,320.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	149.00	149.00
3	—	1,582	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	133.00–138.00	134.31
45	—	1,297	163.00–172.00	167.47
10	—	1,411	143.00–145.00	144.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	132.00	132.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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